Miller: Emotions run the gamut on a grand day of racing
ARCADIA – They came to Santa Anita Park to crown Game On Dude, the heavy favorite Saturday in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Instead, it was game over, dudes. Trainer Bob Baffert, who has won the Kentucky...
View ArticleOregon hands historic loss to Trojans
LOS ANGELES – There's been football at USC since 1888, even before the players were known as Trojans. Those old Fighting Methodists wouldn't have believed their eyes Saturday, when the Oregon Ducks...
View ArticleWhicker: Barner is a burner, as he scalds Trojans with 321 yards
LOS ANGELES – For two years Kenjon Barner played 8-man high school football, at Calvary Chapel in Moreno Valley. Then he played 11-man high school football at Notre Dame in Riverside. On Saturday, and...
View ArticleTrojans have problems with turnovers
LOS ANGELES – Perfect offensive execution was all USC needed. When the Trojans' defense had no answer for Oregon's unstoppable scoring machine, USC had to match the Ducks touchdown for touchdown just...
View ArticleUCLA's Franklin takes career rushing lead
PASADENA – Perhaps the most impressive thing about UCLA tailback Johnathan Franklin becoming the Bruins' all-time leading rusher Saturday night is that he did it without the help of an NFL draft choice...
View ArticleUCLA romps past Arizona, 66-10
PASADENA – No wardrobe-malfunction issues for UCLA this time. The No. 25 Bruins were much, much better against No. 24 Arizona on Saturday night in their special, darker-blue uniforms and helmets they...
View ArticleObama, Romney on 3 big issues
Editor's note: On this final weekend before the presidential election, Register editorial writers Mark Landsbaum, Joseph Perkins and Rory Cohen selected three areas – energy, entitlements and the...
View ArticleEditorial: Props. 30, 38 wrong tools for fixing state
Apart from the presidential election, the most far-reaching and potentially significant issues on California's ballot Tuesday are Propositions 30 and 38. Both would slap taxpayers with billions in...
View ArticleEditorial: Chris Norby for Assembly
Republican Chris Norby won his state Assembly seat in a 2010 special election in a 43 percent Republican district. Much of his success with Independent and Democratic voters, we feel, is owed to some...
View ArticleCredit tips: Divorce and joint credit
Still living off credit cards? Can't figure out how much you could or should spend? Need to save for retirement? Deborah McNaughton, a Brea credit expert, financial coach and author of "The Essential...
View ArticleO.C.'s Saigon? Nothing little about it
Given that it hasn't existed as an official city in nearly four decades, Saigon remains a powerful idea. Consider: In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the sprawling metropolis known as Saigon until...
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Sun., Nov. 4
Disneyland hours: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Disney California Adventure hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: Indiana Jones Adventure, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Casey Jr. Circus Train,...
View ArticleApartments, foreclosures helped builder survive
Tim Kane president MBK homes, the Irvine-based builder that’s part of the Mitsui & Co. industrial family. During the downturn, MBK curtailed homebuilding and diversified by investing in apartments...
View ArticleMorning letters: What is at stake for our state?
LONG BEACH, Janet West: How many of us are able to retire at age 50 to 55 with full pension benefits? If you are employed by the state of California or one of our local governments, you may be able to....
View ArticleAfternoon letters: 1 Robert 'Bob' Baker fires back at 0 Bob Baker
SAN CLEMENTE, 1 Robert “Bob” Baker: If Bob Baker 0 wanted to differentiate himself from me because of my voting record, logic dictates he would list himself on the ballot differently as Bob Baker,...
View ArticleNov. 4 celebrity birthdays
Actress Doris Roberts ("Everybody Loves Raymond") is 82. Actress Loretta Swit ("M.A.S.H.") is 75. Singer Harry Elston of Friends of Distinction is 74. Singer Delbert McClinton is 72. Former First Lady...
View ArticleHopes for year-round shelter grow for homeless
A focused effort in the past year has brought Orange County the closest it has been to realizing a goal of opening a year-round emergency shelter for the homeless, advocates for the homeless and county...
View ArticleWin tickets to 'Disney On Ice: Dare to Dream' ice show
This month OC Moms is giving away two family four-packs of tickets for the opening night performance of "Disney On Ice: Dare to Dream" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, at Honda Center in Anaheim. The...
View ArticleNo Doubt takes down cowboys-and-Indians video for 'Looking Hot'
As E! Online and the Huffington Post have been reporting this weekend, No Doubt has landed itself in hot water. Gwen Stefani & Co. have removed the cowboys-and-Indians video they shot for "Looking...
View ArticleTeens, drugs focus of discussion tonight in San Clemente
The San Clemente Collaborative, a coalition of civic groups, invites parents and youths to a panel discussion on substance abuse in San Clemente and what to do about it. The event will be from 6:30 to...
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